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Uhde Awarded Contracts for Coke Plants at JFE Steel, MCC Mitsubishi Chemical

OTTO Corp., Tokyo, has commissioned Uhde to provide comprehensive engineering and supply services within the scope of two plant contracts for JFE Steel Corp. and MCC Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.

The contract from JFE Steel concerns the construction of a new coke oven battery with an annual production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke at Kurashiki, Japan. Within the scope of this contract, Uhde will be responsible for the basic engineering, supply of special equipment and supervision of the construction and commissioning activities. OTTO Corp. will carry out the detail engineering, local supplies and refractory installation. JFE Steel is already operating a major new coke plant in Fukuyama that was commissioned by Uhde in March 2006.

JFE Steel’s coke oven battery in Kurashiki is expected to come on-stream in June 2010.
 
In the case of MCC Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Uhde will carry out major hot repair work on coke ovens in Sakaide, Japan. Uhde’s Coke Plant Technologies division has enjoyed long customer relations with MCC Mitsubishi Chemical, stretching back to the 1960s. The new contract involves the first phase of an extensive repair program for all seven coke oven batteries at this site. In addition to the special engineering, Uhde will supply the refractory materials and supervise the repair work. OTTO Corp. will be responsible for the other supplies and for carrying out the so-called hot repair.


Uhde,
a company in the Technologies segment of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has a worldwide workforce of more than 4800 employees. The company's activities focus on the engineering and construction of chemical and other industrial plants in a wide range of fields. Uhde also provides professional services and comprehensive solutions in all areas of industrial plant operation.